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Yoga Therapy

History of Yoga Therapy
Yoga has been used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of years. However, Yoga therapy in its present form is a new discipline, created by the marriage of traditional Yoga with modern medicine. Swami Kuvalyananda pioneered Yoga therapy in the early 1920s, applying the methods of modern medical science to study the physiological effects and therapeutic application of Yoga and, in the following decades, his practices spread to the rest of India & World.

Yoga Therapy Application
Yoga comprises of a wide range of mental and physical practices, ranging from postural and breathing exercises to deep relaxation and meditation. Yoga therapy promotes total health along with specific ailments. Yoga offers an excellent training program for the purpose of maintaining one's health. Regular practice of Yoga not only helps in developing a physical fitness but also, in preventing the occurrence of many such ailments, which invariably result from hectic pace of modern life style.

Yogic practices are very effective in the treatment of various functional and psycho-physiological disorders. When Yogic practices are used either as a complimentary or as in some cases, even as a substitute to the conventional treatment, it definitely leads to a long-term relief and possible permanent cure.

Yoga Therapy is commonly used in the following disorders:

Cadio - Vascular System
  • Heart diseases

  • Hypertension

  • Ischemic Heart Disease / Coronary Artery Disease
Musculo Skeltal System
  • Mechanical Back Disorders

  • Joint disorders

  • Arthritis (Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis)

Nervous System
  • Stress & stress related disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Nervous disorders
Gastro - Intestinal System
  • Functional digestive disorders
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Constipation
  • Ulcers and gastritis
Respiratory System
  • Allergic rhinitis and sinusitis
  • Yoga for Asthma
  • COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Gyanaecology & Obstetrics
  • PMS (Pre Menstrual Syndrome)
  • Menopause Syndrome
  • Antenatal and Postnatal
  • Menstrual disorders
Geriatrics
  • Senior citizens
Metabolic Disorders
  • Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity

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